Tag: design

Non-fiction picture book

Non-fiction picture books

Picture books are how we learn to read, following the images and letting the character lead you through the narrative. For an illustrator there is loads to get your head around including rhythm and pacing, story curves, character development, how to add drama and tone, balancing text and image on a big page. This is why it a great project to set our Year 2 illustrators! We asked students to design a non-picture book of their choice, mapping out a short dummy book first, then completing two of the spreads as resolved illustrations. Lots used a social issue as their concept, others took a more personal route. Some took a classic picture book form, and others explored a comic form. Here are a few of the results:

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Illustration: Violet Colley, 2019Non-fiction_JessBirdsall

Illustration: Jess Birdsall, 2019

(Banner illustration: Monika Stachowiak, 2019)

Degree Show 2019

IT’S DEGREE SHOW TIME AGAIN and we have a lovely eclectic mix of Undergraduate and Master students’ work on display. Don’t miss the chance to see it! The show is open daily from 11.00 – 17.00 until Sunday 9 June. Tonight is Late Night so we’ll be open until 20.00! Looking forward to seeing you on the 4th floor of Evolution House!

And here’s a wee sneak peak of what’s on display..